chiropter

English

Etymology

Coined by William Whewell in 1840 as an adaptation of Cuvier's coinage, French chiroptère.

Noun

chiropter (plural chiropters)

1. A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat

Derived terms

• chiroptero-

Translations

member of the order Chiroptera

Bulgarian: прилеп (bg) m (prilep) Finnish: lepakko (fi) French: chiroptère (fr) m Greek: χειρόπτερο (el) n (cheiróptero) Italian: chirottero (it) m Occitan: quiroptèr m Spanish: quiróptero m

Anagrams

• petrichor, pre-rhotic, prerhotic

Romanian

Noun

chiropter n (plural chiroptere)

1. alternative form of cheiropter

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	chiropter	chiropterul		chiroptere	chiropterele
genitive-dative	chiropter	chiropterului		chiroptere	chiropterelor
vocative	chiropterule			chiropterelor